NSW patients more likely to die on weekend

IF you are on the path to a heart attack or even cancer, new research shows you would be better off fronting a hospital outside of weekend hours. The medical research from the University of NSW reveals patients are up to 15 per cent more likely...

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Brits claim doughnut is theirs

IT is usually thought of as an all-American treat but the recipe for the doughnut may have originated in Britain. The Hertfordshire Record Society, which publishes a volume of records every year, has released The Receipt Book of Baroness Elizabeth...

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Two men dead in Vic light plane crash

TWO men have died in a light plane crash near Shepparton airport in Victoria's northeast. The crash happened as the Lancair plane was taking off from the airport, Ambulance Victoria said. The two men on board died, police and the Civil Aviation...

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TFS gets $49m to establish new plantation

SANDALWOOD producer TFS Corporation has received about $49 million from a Middle Eastern sovereign wealth fund to plant 595 hectares of Indian sandalwood at a new plantation in the Northern Territory. It is the fourth investment by the Middle...

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NZ govt rushes to validate police oaths

NEW Zealand's parliament has rushed through a law to validate the oaths taken by dozens of police officers, after learning they were wrongly sworn in. The government had to pass the law under urgency on Thursday to avoid the possibility that the...

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Commissioner David Ipp to retire from ICAC

ICAC Commissioner David Ipp will step down as head of NSW's corruption watchdog next year. Source: AAP ICAC Commissioner David Ipp will step down as head of NSW's corruption watchdog next year. "In opposition I repeatedly expressed my...

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New bushfire emergency in Lake Macquarie

AN emergency alert has been issued for a fire at Lake Macquarie, near Gateshead. The Rural Fire Service (RFS) says the fire at Oakdale Road has jumped the Fernleigh track. It has burnt seven hectares of scrub, with 11 trucks and 40 firefighters...

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Blue Mountains fire an emergency again

RFS Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons says strong winds are causing the Springwood fire to flare up. Source: AAP BUSHFIRES are beginning to rear up in the NSW Blue Mountains, where strong winds are playing havoc with blazes that ruined communities...

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Open speed limits irresponsible: doctors

THE Northern Territory's plan to trial open speed limits could pose significant dangers to motorists and pedestrians. The NT government plans to trial an open speed limit for 12 months from February on a 200km stretch of the Stuart Highway near...

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US carbon dioxide pollution down 3.8pc

THE United States cut its energy-related carbon dioxide pollution by 3.8 per cent last year, the second biggest drop since 1990, the Department of Energy says. The only recent year with a bigger percentage drop was in 2009, when America was in...

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Heavy smog hits north China city

SEVERE smog has reduced the visibility of a northern Chinese city to less than half a football field. Authorities in Harbin near the Russian border said on Monday primary and middle schools and some highways had been closed. At least 40 flights...

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Emergency bushfire warning for Springwood

FIRE authorities have issued an emergency warning for Springwood in the NSW Blue Mountains. The Rural Fire Service says fire activity has flared up between Chapman Road and Grose Road. It comes after an emergency warning was declared in Wilton,...

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Real test of new NSW train times

The NSW government says people will be pleased with changes to Sydney's public transport services. Source: AAP PEAK-HOUR commuters will put Sydney's sweeping public transport changes to the test on Monday. While the changes mean an extra...

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Khloe Kardashian to return to Australia

KHLOE Kardashian must be having mixed feelings about returning to Australia in November. Last time she visited, in 2011, she and her older sister Kim flew into a media storm. They arrived in Australia in the wake of Kim's announcement that she...

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